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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whichard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whichard and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Whichard:
- 35.699092, -77.245522
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Whichard
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Whichard is near Beaufort County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Whichard
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whichard ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bear Grass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Camelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Church Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
- Coreys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
- Golden Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Green Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Heights
- Heritage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Minnie Bert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minnie Bert is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Bert
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ripple City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Rock Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rolling Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Stokes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Twin Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Creek is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Windy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
How Far From Whichard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whichard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whichard and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whichard to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whichard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Whichard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whichard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6991, Longitude: -77.2455 In this case, the coordinates for Whichard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.967 degrees. |
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